FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN AKWA IBOM STATE (2019-2023)
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https://doi.org/10.60787/AASD-v2i1-32Keywords:
NFIU, Public Financial Management (PFM), Akwa Ibom State, Local Government, Local Government AutonomyAbstract
The study examined the extent of enforcement of local government autonomy in Akwa Ibom State by Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) between 2019 and 2023. The theory of justice by John Rawls in 1970 was adopted in the study. Secondary data from books, journals, newspapers and internet were derived and used, while an ex-post facto research design and content analysis were adopted as method of data analysis for the study. The research question, hypothesis and empirical findings which stemmed out of the singular objective of the study reveals that legal actions on local government autonomy; to constitutional issues; actions of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), activities of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON); the criticisms of the press and the frustration of the masses, and so on, are the reasons for non-enforcement of local government autonomy in Akwa Ibom State by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) between 2019 and 2023. Based on the finding, it was therefore recommended that, the Federal Government should create a round table to re-negotiate and resolve all the reasons, despite how cogent they may be.
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